Prince Harry's Hongi

If Prince Harry thought he was going to get a simple handshake from Kiwi war hero Willie Apiata when the pair met yesterday, he was in for a big surprise.

Instead, Apiata, a Victoria Cross recipient, greeted the fourth in line to the throne with a hongi.

Apiata and Prince Harry crossed paths at the Invictus Games, being held in Toronto.

The games - an international Paralympic-style multi-sport event - were founded by the young prince.

They enable wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel and veterans to participate in sports including wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball and indoor rowing.

Earlier this weekApiata was captured on camerain an Invictus Games T-shirt, a pair of shorts and what appear to be jandals, performing the NZ Defence Force's haka in the stands in honour of New Zealand's first medal winner.